Definition of "topography" []

• Detailed, precise description of a place or region. (noun)
• Graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map, indicating their relative positions and elevations. (noun)
• A description or an analysis of a structured entity, showing the relations among its components: In the topography of the economy, several depressed areas are revealed. (noun)
• The surface features of a place or region. (noun)
• The surface features of an object: The topography of a crystal. (noun)

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• "So no, topography is not an excuse, but without tens of billions of dollars in additional transit tunnels, we will have an exceedingly hard time matching San Fransico's numbers"
• "Is it possible that Copenhagen's topography is quite flat?"
• "Chile's topography is an upside-down version of the West Coast of North America (with a little less flat land) -- one of the wealthiest places on Earth."